Chapter 51
Sister-in-law Zhen had traditional ideas. At first, she often felt sad and blamed herself, taking all the responsibility on herself. Fortunately, Brother-in-law Zhen had positive values and gradually changed her mindset.
With his comfort, Zhen Ersao has forgotten those unhappy things.
Zhen Zhen never thought that her second sister-in-law had encountered such a thing, so she scolded Brother Zhen as a scumbag. Of course, Old Lady Zhen who protected the scumbag was not a good person either.
"As for the Zhen family, it doesn't matter if we don't get along. It's no big deal." Zhen Zhen said.
Zhen Ersao said with red eyes:
"They are all your brother's relatives. I didn't want to make things so awkward, but this is something I can't tolerate. It's okay if outsiders don't understand. I'm also very happy that you can understand me."
Zhen Zhen held her hand and said, "I know what kind of people you and my brother are. Of course I understand you."
Zhen Ersao nodded with emotion.
The sister-in-law used to scold them for being ungrateful and saying that they were unfilial for not going home to see their parents. Now she can say this, which shows that she is completely on her side.
They have cut off contact with the Zhen family, and many people have been making mischief outside. With the sister-in-law as a relative, outsiders will think there is something else going on. Otherwise, why would the daughter and son stop associating with the Zhen family?
Even if you want to use this incident to fight against Second Brother Zhen, you won't succeed easily.
Zhen Ersao was relieved.
Zhen Zhen kept half of the things they brought and asked them to take the rest back.
This is the custom these days. There is a fixed number of gifts to be given back. Usually, after a new year has passed, all the gifts given out will be returned intact, and the family can still have a good new year.
Zhen Zhen's family sent them to the entrance of the village and watched them gradually disappear from their sight.
In the dark night, the picture is clearer.
"Mom, why are my second uncle and aunt crying?" Meng Daguo asked.
“They are in a bad mood.”
"My second uncle has suffered so much. Mom, when do you think he will get better?"
Meng Daguo thought that his second uncle was being bullied and that the family was in a bad mood, which was why he was crying.
His second uncle was originally the vice-president of the school, a very respectable man. Meng Daguo had admired his second uncle since he was a child and thought that his second uncle was a cultured, tall and upright person.
Zhen Zhen walked back, smiling and saying, "It will be fine soon."
It's already 1976. Brother Zhen's life should get better in the second half of the year.
I'm almost through with it.
The weather has become much warmer after the beginning of spring, which shows that our ancestors were wise beyond measure. Before the beginning of spring, there were cold winds and heavy snow, but after spring, the winds have become much milder and the weather is not as cold as in winter.
There are many things to do after the beginning of spring. The village has to prepare for spring ploughing and there will be work to do in the fields. The farmers are also willing to work after the few months of winter.
Celebrate the solar terms well, grow the crops well, and after paying the public grain, what's left is the food for the villagers. Work hard so that you can have food to eat next year.
At the end of last year, Meng Daguo had the sows at home mated. After a four-month gestation period, they were expected to give birth in early April.
This is the first time that our family has bred sows. In previous years, we were not able to keep so many pigs.
Although the brigade completed the task of handing in public grain last year, it was still far behind other brigades, and Li Decheng was criticized by name.
Speaking of paying public rations, the matter was very complicated. Every brigade tried its best and would rather give more than less. As the years went by, paying public rations became more and more difficult.
After Li Decheng came back, he thought hard. The land in Batou Village was not fertile. This was a problem that had existed for generations, not just in his hands. It was good enough for him to hand over the public grain. Any more would be gone.
We cannot compete with others in paying public rations. If we want to achieve good indicators, we have to work hard on other acquisition tasks.
According to current regulations, villages are required to hand in eggs, live chickens and live pigs.
If we want to produce more eggs and more chickens, we can only encourage villagers to raise more chickens. Similarly, if the villagers do not raise pigs, where will the pigs come from to be handed over to the country?
Li Decheng used to be stubborn and always hesitated to break the rules.
This year we have no choice but to turn a blind eye to the affairs of the families in the village.
The villagers also realized this, and in the early spring many families bought a nest of chicks to take home.
When Zhen Zhen and Zhang Cuihua bought chickens, they took Daya with them. Daya held the chickens tightly and refused to let go, wanting to take all of them home.
Look, there are ten more chickens in the house all of a sudden.
Feeding ten chickens is not a problem. After we stopped feeding the pigs with slop, the chickens have been eating the slop in the house.
In addition, Daya is already six years old, and she is very good at catching insects and feeding chickens. In the spring, everything comes back to life, grass grows, and birds fly. There are many insects on the mountain, and there is plenty for the chickens to eat.
It is no problem for a family to raise ten more chickens.
After bringing the ten chickens home, the whole family took good care of them, treating them like pets.
After taking care of the chickens, it’s time to prepare the sows for giving birth.
Helping sows give birth is also a technical job. The sow's food intake should be reduced one week before giving birth in order to reduce the pressure on her abdomen during giving birth, so that she will eat more after giving birth.
"Mom, who in our family delivers sows?" Meng Daguo asked.
Although he had raised many pigs, they were all castrated and slaughtered before they came into heat. When it came to caring for sows, he was as clueless as anyone else.
Meng Eryong and Tao Aihong silently took a step back.
Jiao Huilan knew Meng Daguo was afraid of this kind of thing, so she smiled and said, "Mom, why don't I go and deliver the baby? You can just help me."
Meng Daguo was about to agree when Zhen Zhen rejected his request:
"Let Daguo go! Daguo is the only one who is most suitable for us."
Meng Eryong was secretly happy in his heart. His mother said that Meng Daguo was the most suitable person to deliver pigs. Didn't she just want him to suffer and didn't want him to step forward?
Mother really loves him the most.
Meng Daguo was confused. Why was he the most suitable?
Zhen Zhen patted his eldest son's shoulder and said with a smile:
"Daguo is the undisputed nanny of our family. It's up to you to deliver the pigs!"
Meng Daguo blushed when his mother said that. Even though he was very good at raising children now, he couldn't treat a bunch of piglets as his own, right?
His mother would tease him.
Jiao Huilan smiled secretly, and Cheng Su also pursed her lips.
Hearing Jiao Huilan's laughter, he gave Jiao Huilan a meaningful look. Jiao Huilan's smile froze and her face turned even redder.
The whole family is looking forward to the pigs giving birth to piglets.
This was also the headline news in Batou Village, and villagers came early in the morning to see the excitement.
Sows are also very weak when giving birth, which shows that being a mother is not only difficult for humans, but also for animals.
The first pig came out with its tail first, making it look like a difficult birth. Fortunately, most of the pigs that came out afterwards came out with their heads first.
As soon as the piglets are born they go looking for milk to drink, but the poor sow has to give birth to ten babies in one litter and has to work hard to feed them. It is so hard work.
These little pigs have a fixed dining table and they know where to eat every meal, but some of them are naughty.
Daya said that the little spotted pig was the worst. "It always steals the little white pig's food and always bullies the little white pig. It is a black sheep."
Arya imitated her: "Black pig!"
Sanwa said: "Bad! Pig!"
The three of them threw straw at the little pig.
Zhang Cuihua was good at raising pigs, so she gave Meng Daguo a tip, asking him to let the weak piglets eat first at every meal and to help them eat manually so that every piglet could drink enough milk.
What Zhen Zhen guessed was absolutely right. Meng Daguo was a really competent nanny. He was an expert in taking care of children and raising piglets. He looked at the piglets with such loving eyes. Zhen Zhen felt relieved to leave the piglets to him.
The Meng family gave birth to ten piglets at once, and none of them died young. It would be a lie for the villagers to say they were not jealous.
There are ten little pigs! Even if you hand in one, there will still be nine left. If you raise these nine, you will make a lot of money!
Some villagers came to buy piglets, but Zhen Zhen didn't sell any, but told others that he sold five.
In fact, these five were sent to Meng Daguo's pig farm, and the remaining five were kept at home. After one is handed over after it grows up, there will still be four to sell, which is very good compared with previous years.
However, the more pigs there are, the more they eat, and cooking pig food is much harder than before. Fortunately, with the help of Meng Zhaodi and Cheng Su, there are enough manpower.
After Grain Rain, rains are frequent and the weather is clear and mild.
Zhen Zhen took out all the quilts and clothes in the house and dried them early in the morning. She also counted the children's clothes to see if they needed to make some summer clothes.
There are enough clothes for Daya and Erya. I didn’t make any clothes for Sanwa last year, so this year is just the right time to make one.
Just as she finished her plan, Meng Li came in with her two children.
"Why are you here?" Zhen Zhen said with a smile, teasing Dabao and Erbao, "These two children are really well raised, they are so plump."
"They eat breast milk, formula, and anything you give them. There's no one easier to raise than them," Meng Li said with a smile.
"Isn't it good to be easy to raise? What will you do if you meet a child who won't drink milk and cries at night?"
"Is there a child who doesn't want to drink milk?" Meng Li asked in surprise.
"Why not? Some children are allergic to milk and it's hard to keep them alive."
Meng Li didn't know what allergy was. She found it incomprehensible that a child would not drink milk. Every day, the eldest and second baby drank milk like tigers grabbing food, and each one was more greedy than the other.
Fortunately, she listened to her aunt's advice and has been mixed-feeding. Now she is preparing to wean her children. The two children have accepted it quite well and are not as miserable as other children.
Meng Li came back this time just to wean her eldest and second child off breastfeeding. She was afraid they would cry too much, so she followed other people's example and left the children at her parents' home for a few days. She returned to take care of the children half a month later. By then, the children had already forgotten about drinking milk.
"Auntie, I brought you a piece of cloth."
This is a piece of Dacron cloth. It feels very good to the touch. It seems to be issued by the company. This material is not available on the market.
Zhen Zhen accepted it with a smile, "How are you getting along with the Cao family?"
Speaking of this, Meng Li felt embarrassed.
Sometimes she is unable to take care of her children because of work, and her mother-in-law cannot come over to take care of them, so Aunt Cao will take the initiative to help her take care of the children.
She offered to pay him, but he refused, saying that he was just helping out as a neighbor.
Meng Li felt embarrassed at first, but the old couple's spirits improved visibly after taking care of the child.
Meng Li thought that they remembered how their son looked when he was born and regarded the two children as their spiritual support.
After Cao's sister found out about this, she called Meng Li's workplace and asked her to let her parents take care of the child, saying that her parents hadn't been so happy for a long time.
Coincidentally, Sister Cao is actually the superior of Meng Li's factory, and Sister Cao is also a senior cadre. After this call, the factory naturally did not dare to underestimate Meng Li, and has been much more polite to Meng Li recently.
Meng Li did nothing but raise two children, yet she received so many benefits. She felt a little guilty.
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